Contextual admissions should be extended to postgraduates
If we want academia to be more diverse, we need to give students from disadvantaged backgrounds more opportunities to enter, says Comfort A. MoyeÂ
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The economic effect of withdrawal rates haunts me
Teaching students how to learn would help improve undergraduate retention and might save students from wasting tuition fees, says Brian Moon
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California academics quit Elsevier journals in open access row
Resignations follow loss of access to company’s titles
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World University Rankings 2020: launch date announced
Flagship ߣߣÊÓƵ ranking will be released at Zurich summit
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Johnson ‘sunshine’ shouldn’t blind us to no-deal Brexit science damage
The prime minster’s speech offers a reminder of Vote Leave’s pledges on UK science, and misleading words about EU support, John Morgan writes
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The UK will be an innovation nation regardless of how we leave the EU
The government’s commitments to fund research and fast-track visas for scientists show that we are securing the country’s future outside the EU, says Jo Johnson
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‘Substantial gaps’ in African education research
Inadequate funding and lack of interregional collaboration hindering much-needed scholarship, report says
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ߣߣÊÓƵn teaching costs ‘not well understood’
Deloitte report suggests teaching costs have accelerated as funding stalls
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Athena SWAN equality charter could cover ethnicity and disability
Consultation options look to reduce administrative burden of flagship scheme
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UK admissions isn’t perfect, but improving it will be difficult
UK admissions processes haven’t changed for decades but a new system will demand flexibility for the shifting policy landscape and fluctuating demographics, says Chris HusbandsÂ
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ߣߣÊÓƵn leaders resist training reforms
Vocational training funding freefall to continue as governments bicker
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UK promises fast-track visas post-Brexit and makes ERC cash vow
Research leaders welcome announcements but warn of impact of no-deal departure
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Paternity: The Elusive Quest for the Father, by Nara B. Milanich
Lennard Davis praises a definitive account of DNA testingÂ
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Nationalizing Sex: Fertility, Fear, and Power, by Richard Togman
Emma Rees is impressed by a wide-ranging study of how governments have encouraged and discouraged citizens to have children
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Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race and American Identity, by Laura R. Barraclough
Angelia R. Wilson enjoys a subtle analysis of the political uses of the figure of the ‘Mexican cowboy’